The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-10-21
rERRITonIAL GLEArrrGs.
A. J. Blakely, special agent Of the Lar
Office at Deadwood, has resigned.

TEHRITORIAL GLEANINGs.
A. J. BIakely, a special agent Of the Ian,
oface at Deadwood. has resigned.
Mrs. George Stark, living near Frederick
was struck by lightning Saturday night ant
seriously but not fatally burned.
Nine indictments were returned by the yolpl
grand jury-one forgery, one seduction, two
larceny, and other minor ofienses. !.
The gas mains Of Fargo have been extended
under the Red to Moorhead, and will soou
light that thrifty suburb.
The United States fish commission car was
In Fargo this week with u, 900 German carp
to be distributed in Dakota and the regions
west.
John J. Donoghue and Clara Frank are in
jail at Bismarck, charged with adultery By
Mrs. Donoghue. Donoghue is a former resi-
dent Of Grand Forks.
Major Anderson, the agent at Crow Greek,
has arrested and locked up three Yankton In
dams who caused the Ill feeling towards the
United States surveyors. He said the survey
will be made at all hazards.
The Farmers Mutual Protective association
OF Plankinton, Dakota, will this year pay the
enormous amount Of 100000 in hail losses.
This will make grand total Of quarter of a
million dollars this association has paid within
the last three years.
Last Saturday night the Northwestern hotel.
the Gazette office, three saloons, eight stores
and other buildings, covering two squares,
were burned at Park River. Loss CSC, 900; in
surance meagre. Some strangers were caught
| firing buildings and were arrested.
Judge Pratt emphatically denies being an
applicant for Francis shoes. He has written
to Washington indorsing Garland. Under no
circumstances will he accep, the judgeship,
but his friends may urge him for United States
attorney, an office to his professional TASTE.
The papers In the asylum trustees matter
were placed in the hands of the sheriff of
Yankton county, Monday morning, and were
served upon such of the new trustees as could
be found. This will bring the matter before
Chief Justice Tripp and the new trustees will
be required to show cause why they assume to
act as suoh.
Fargo drayman named Curfman was
clandestinely married to Miss Sherman. Tho
mother Of the girl refused to deliver the young
wife on account of her age. Curfman had the
mother-in-aw arrested for assault and battery.
When she went to court to answer to the
charge he took his wife and skipped for Moor
head, where they are now happily living.
John Kane, a trusted clerk in the hotel at
Hunter, left recently without leaving his ad-
dress, taking with him considerable amount
In cash belonging to bis emplorer, and also
horse and buggy belonging to R. H. Paine Of
Casselton. He was tracked to Wheatland
where the horse and buggy where recovered,
but the culprit had escaped on N6tthern Pa
cific west bound train.
Fargo Republican,: The lands selected by
the Northern Pacific for indemnity purposes In
Dakota, amounts to l, ia, 900 acres, which are
Classified as follows: As indemnity for lands
lost by tho military reservations in the terri
tory, 9O,7 acres; indemnity for lands lost in
the Great Sioux reservation, 1925, 100 acres; to
lands lost by previous occupation of settlers,
u acres; and the remaining 800, 900 for lands
lost in Minnesota for which indemnity could
not be found in that state. ....
Grand Forks Plaindealer: A misplaced
switch on tho western extension of the Mani
toba, near Petersburg extension, caused the
wrecking OF stock train yesterday, the death
| OF John Streeter, one of the best engineers on
the road, and the killing Of some sixty head of
cattle with which the cars were laden. Eleven
cars, all cattle laden, were thrown from the
track and more or less broken up The switch
Is thought to have been left open by brake.
man of a west bound train. This accident oc-
Cured not far from the scene of similar oc-
currence few months ago, wherein the engi-
neer and another employe were killed.
Fargo Republican,: Attorney M. w. McCraw
Is circulating petition for signatures, ad-
dressed to the president and the secretary OF
tho Interior, praying for modification Of tho
secretary's order opening the Northern Pacific
Indemnity lands to settlement. After stating
the facts in the case-the filing Of selections
by the road, their acceptance by the local land
Offices, the sale Of large tracts of land to bona
rds purchasers-tle petition asks that the OF.
der OF the secretary he modified so as to allow
the order Of withdrawal, in SO far as It applies
to lands purchased prior to the date of the sec.
retary's order, to remain in full force and effect:
and that registers and receivers be instructed
not to receive filings upon lands SO purchased.
until the right Of the Northern Pacific to said
lands has been settled by the courts, and the
right OF purchasers to acquire the land under
the act Of March 8, 1887, is determined.
Hillsboro Banner: For some years Leon
LeVisee has been one Of the leading spirits Of
the thriving village Of Portland, in this county.
or genial disposition and possessed of good
business qualities, he has been regarded as one
OF the most prominent young men in the
Goose river country. Young Levisee was can
tain of the base ball club at that place, mayor
OF the municipality, and leading attorney,
Connected with the latter business he was en-
trusted with the collections of the Woods,
Machine company. One Of the general agents
OF tho company recently had reasons to suspect
that the collections were not remltted as they
were made, and took trip to Portland. The
following day found the collector en- route for
Manitoba. After turning over everything he
possessed to satisfy defalcytion of over $4,000.
In company with friend, Levisee made his
way into Minnesota via Caledonia with a team
and thence to the boundary. There is no one
who does not believe that that the young man
really intended to return every dollar appro-
priated, but generous disposition prompted
reckless expenditure, and the wrong could not
Do righted. It certainly is tremendous warn
ing to young men who spend money foolishIy.
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